I don’t know if it’s a fluke or what, but one time I decided to bake cookies so I started the oven and walked away in typical silly goose fashion. I got distracted upstairs and my cat barged in my office screaming and acting unusually agitated. So I followed her, she led me to the kitchen where the oven has been preheating for a good 45 minutes.
Or felt the heat from the oven, especially if her routine brings her close to it. Or just got annoyed at the sound the solonoids make as it cycled on and off to hold the temperature.
But there’s a non-zero chance she knew that the human had started doing something with the box that makes things that go in it smell delicious and then got distracted and wanted to remind the human, either wanting to smell some delicious smells or even understanding that that box shouldn’t be on when it isn’t making delicious smells (from observing other interactions with or around the oven).
Dumb as shit kitties represent.
One of our cats is the dumbest I’ve ever known. She constantly runs into things, hits her head, injures herself jumping from heights (no she doesn’t have any health problems, vet checked fine), she just dumb. But she’s also adorable and loving and we love her.
Yeah and that rod can be used to make or break a circuit, and often is the mechanism used in a relay. The clicking noise is that rod slamming into the stops.
Catnip sensitivity is genetically linked. Very few cats in Australia have the gene for it (appx 30%), for example, because it didn’t grow wild there. No selective pressure for the gene.
Fun short list of things that can trigger the same reaction (and are perfectly safe) if they don’t respond to catnip:
That is so interesting, thank you for taking the time to explain!
My cat detests chlorine, husband has to use a special shower gel after going to the swimming pool otherwise he gets attacked. She hisses and swats if she smells chlorine on his skin.
I don’t know if it’s a fluke or what, but one time I decided to bake cookies so I started the oven and walked away in typical silly goose fashion. I got distracted upstairs and my cat barged in my office screaming and acting unusually agitated. So I followed her, she led me to the kitchen where the oven has been preheating for a good 45 minutes.
She got extra dreamies this day.
Maybe she could smell something strange.
Or felt the heat from the oven, especially if her routine brings her close to it. Or just got annoyed at the sound the solonoids make as it cycled on and off to hold the temperature.
But there’s a non-zero chance she knew that the human had started doing something with the box that makes things that go in it smell delicious and then got distracted and wanted to remind the human, either wanting to smell some delicious smells or even understanding that that box shouldn’t be on when it isn’t making delicious smells (from observing other interactions with or around the oven).
Damn, you guys have some smart cats. My cat is dumb as shit and would never do any of these things.
Dumb as shit kitties represent. One of our cats is the dumbest I’ve ever known. She constantly runs into things, hits her head, injures herself jumping from heights (no she doesn’t have any health problems, vet checked fine), she just dumb. But she’s also adorable and loving and we love her.
Orange, huh.
My cats adopted another, and hatched a whole ass plan to get it into my house.
Solenoids move a rod in and out. You’re thinking of relays that connect a large current based on a signal from a small current.
Yeah and that rod can be used to make or break a circuit, and often is the mechanism used in a relay. The clicking noise is that rod slamming into the stops.
“Something smells fishy”
You gave your cat drugs?
Yes I do, but that’s catnip. Dreamies are just candy.
I am but a treat dispenser for Her Majesty.
Funnily enough she’s not even that into catnip so I don’t give her cat-appropriate drugs that often.
Catnip sensitivity is genetically linked. Very few cats in Australia have the gene for it (appx 30%), for example, because it didn’t grow wild there. No selective pressure for the gene.
Fun short list of things that can trigger the same reaction (and are perfectly safe) if they don’t respond to catnip:
Also a laptop bag for our calico. No idea why she likes that laptop bag but she goes nuts over it, more even than catnip.
That is so interesting, thank you for taking the time to explain!
My cat detests chlorine, husband has to use a special shower gel after going to the swimming pool otherwise he gets attacked. She hisses and swats if she smells chlorine on his skin.
I’ll try the other 3 though.
I used to make valerian tea and my flatmate had a cat. He was crazy about it.
TIL there are straight edge cats